Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wang Jiangong | 王建功 |
왕건공 (왕장궁) |
A Ming company commander (千摠) who was rescued from Japanese Pirates in Tsushima (對馬島) in 1600. | 건공(建功) |
| Wang Jie | 王介 |
왕개 (왕제) |
Wang Jie(王介, 1157~1213), an official and neo-Confucian philosopher of the Song Dynasty, was associated with Zhu Xi(朱熹) and Lü Zuqian(呂祖謙). In 1190 he earned the jinshi(進士) degree. In the reign of Emperor Shenzong(神宗), he strongly criticized Wang Anshi(王安石)'s reforms. | 왕개(王介), 원석(元石) |
| Wang Jie | 王杰 |
왕걸 (왕지에) |
Wang Jie(1725-1805), a native of Hancheng, Shanxi, was a renowned official in the later part of the Qianlong era. He taught the Crown Prince Yongyan (the Jianqing Emperor). He held the official post of Grand Secretary of the Eastern Pavilion. He died at the age of 81 in the 10th year of the Jianqing era. | 위인(偉人) |
| Wang Jin | 王瑾 |
왕근 2 (왕진) |
A palace eunuch 太監 during the Xuande era (1426-1435) of the Ming. | |
| Wang Jin | 王瑾 |
왕근 1 (왕진) |
A judge (鎭撫) of Liaodong (遼東) during the Chenghua era (1465-1487) of the Ming. | 근(瑾) |
| Wang Jin | 王謹 |
왕근 (왕진) |
A physician who was dispatched to Joseon to examine a Chinese envoy in 1483. | |
| Wang Jingmin | 王敬民 |
왕경민 (왕징민) |
A jinshi of 1571. When he was a supervising secretary (給事中) of the Office of Scrutiny for Works (工科) in 1582, he was dispatched to Korea as a deputy envoy. | |
| Wang Ju | 王琚 |
왕거 (왕쥐) |
A palace eunuch (太監) of the Directorate for Imperial Regallia (司設監) during the Chenghua era (1465-1487) of the Ming. | 거(琚) |
| Wang Juer | 王句兒 |
왕구아 (왕쥐얼) |
A staff member of the Ming envoy to Joseon in the accession year (1452) of King Danjong (端宗) of Joseon. | |
| Wang Jun | 王俊[汪俊] |
왕준 (왕쥔) |
A jinshi of 1493. He participated in the compilation of the Veritable Records of Emperor Xiaozong 孝宗實錄 as junior compiler 編修 of the Hanlin Academy 翰林院. He served as Minister of Rites 禮部尙書 during the Jiajing era (1522-1566), but regined from the post during the so-called "Great Rites Controversy." |